Diverticular Abscess Presenting as an Incarcerated Inguinal Hernia

Authors: Josh, Greenberg; Arnell, Tracey D

Source: The American Surgeon, Volume 71, Number 3, March 2005 , pp. 208-209(2)

Publisher: Southeastern Surgical Congress

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Abstract:

Acute diverticulitis may present with an abscess that is usually pericolonic or pelvic and can be treated with urgent surgery or percutaneous drainage. We present a case of a diverticular abscess presenting as a left inguinal hernia. This is analogous to an Amyand’s hernia in which an inflamed appendix is found in a right inguinal hernia. The patient presented was managed with open drainage of the hernia and subsequent laparoscopic sigmoid resection in the same hospitalization.

Keywords: Research Article

Document Type: Research article

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